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A E Boyle and two other airmen. On reverse, handwritten note 'Dave, me and George, Cleethorpes 1944.

Norman Rutherford discusses his schooling during the war and how few male teachers remained. He recollects the scarcity of food and the blackout. As a child he was briefly sent from his home in Cleethorpes to stay with his music teacher at…

Norman Rutherford was born in Cleethorpes in 1931 and remembers as an eight year old child discussing with his cousin as to whether there would be a war. Norman recalls the sound of the air raid sirens and learning his multiplication tables in the…

Elizabeth's earliest memories include the family’s Anderson shelter, later replaced by a Morrison shelter where she slept during air raids. She recalls the sound of planes overhead and the impact of nearby bombings, including shattered windows and…

Head and shoulders portrait of an airman wearing beret, battledress with sergeant rank. On the reverse 'Frank Pearson early 1950s, please return to Mrs J Pearson'.

Top left - full-length portrait of soldier wearing battledress and a lady. On the reverse 'uncle Jim (Goodfellow) and Scottish wife Milly'.
Bottom left - two men walking down town street with woman in the middle. On the reverse 'U Harry, mum and…

Crowd sitting in Cleethorpes Council deckchairs on beach at Cleethorpes. On the reverse 'Cleethorpes, near Tom centre right, Renee, mum, Lewis, dad'.

Crowd of people in sun-loungers on beach. On the reverse 'Dad, Lewis, Renee, mum, 1928?'.

Large crowd sitting in sun-loungers with others up on sea wall.

Crowd of people standing along top and seated below sea wall at Cleethorpes.

Top left - large group of people in front of a bus. Buildings in the background.
Bottom left - large group of people in front of a bus. Buildings in the background. On the reverse 'dad, mum, Lewis, Renee 1929(?)'.
Top right - large group of…

Three photographs, first has Eric walking with his wife along the promenade at Cleethorpes. Full length, Eric with air gunner brevet, his wife in dress, cardigan and short coat. On the reverse is printed 'Photographed by Hardy photographers,…

A letter written by the Fire Service to Charles Goy releasing him from part-time duties. Included is a certificate of Service and a memo about retaining his uniform.

The two airmen and two WRNs are sitting in a shelter. It is annotated 'Jan 1944' but is Daphne's 21st birthday.

Eight photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is two men in RAF uniform and two women in WREN's uniform sitting, captioned 'Vic, Me, Wink, Trevor'.
Photo 2 is two men and a woman, captioned 'Vic, Mum, Trevor'.
Photo 3 is two WRENs and TWO airmen…

The news-sheet covers the return of prisoners of war and issues that they will face, POW letters from the Far East, Prisoners and Parliament, Camp visits by the YMCA, Prison Camps as schools of Citizenships, Next-of-kin Parcels, International Red…

Thanks for parcels and catches up with news of friends. Writes of upcoming events and weather. Notes reading in the paper about how Hedley won Distinguished Flying Medal.

Fay Price was nine at the beginning of the Second World War, living in Grimsby. She and her twin were the youngest of six siblings. Her memory of the start of the war was the ending of birthday parties. Her father was a fish merchant and was able to…

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Postcard of the boating lake, Cleethorpes. A long thin arm of lake flows from centre to bottom right. A footbridge in the background with a boat in front. On the right side a beach, on the left a path and grass bank. On the reverse family news from…

Gunner Francis Leslie Wentworth was 36, single, and for twenty years had been employed by Messrs. Molyneux, ship painters, Grimsby Docks. He was one of the eight children of V Dancy, Flight Sergeant H Wentworth, Gunner F Leslie Wentworth, Corporal…